Honors 1520

Revolution 7: Governance

Weeks 14-15

Readings:

• introductory materials from CSIS (including video)
• choose one:

  • Governance: Norm Augustine on Competitiveness
  • Governance: Norm Augustine on Strengthening Competitiveness and Leadership
  • Governance: Norm Augustine on the U.S. Education System
  • Governance: Norm Augustine on Whether Leadership is Up to the Task
  • Governance: Norm Augustine on Leadership Across Sectors
  • Governance: Norm Augustine on Assigning Priorities
  • Governance: Norm Augustine on Wise Words for College Students

• choose one to peruse:
• The CSIS Hills Program on Governance works to develop an actionable agenda that promotes good governance at the intersection of the private and public sectors.
• The United Nations works to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, mediate interstate disputes, and promote respect for human rights.
• The Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University is dedicated to leadership education and research. It provides research, profiles of role models, and public opinion data on leadership.
• Based at the London School of Economics, the Centre for the Study of Global Governance works to heighten awareness of global issues by promoting interaction between academics, policymakers, journalists, and activists.

November 23 peer review of paper #5	November 25 discussion of CSIS materials, including videos	November 27 no class--Thanksgiving Holiday
November 30 discussion of : Corporate Citizenship Civil Society Corruption Megacommunities	December 2 Oral presentation #6: Report on the information about governance available from 1 of the above sites. Response Paper #6: Respond to one of the Discussion questions from CSIS	December 4 no class

December 7 11:30 meet at Bombay Grill on Washington for lunch (MacKay's treat) Paper #6 due. Participation statement due.